~면/으면 is used after a verb and the clause containing ~면 must always come first and its meaning is "if/once I do such and such."
Rules
1. Take 다 off a plain verb and add 면 to it.
- 하다 → 하면 = If/Once (I) do
- 가다 → 가면 = If/Once (you) go
- 던지다 → 던지면 = If/Once (you) throw
- 좋다 → 좋으면 = If/Once (I) like
- 먹다 → 먹으면 = If/Once (you) eat
- 잡다 → 잡으면 = If/Once (I) catch
- 학교에 가면 공부 할 수 있다 = If/Once I go to school, I can study.
- 의대에 가면 의사가 될 수 있다 = If/Once you go to med school, you can become a doctor.
- 책을 가져오면 읽어 줄께 = If/Once you bring (me) a book, I will read (it) to you.
할 수 있다 = can do
의대 = med school
의사 = doctor
될 수 있다 = can become
책 = book
가져오다 = bring
읽다 = read
Then how would you say the other kind of "if" for example "It's not stalking if I love you"
ReplyDeleteWhat does "며" mean? For instance, what's the difference between "눈 왔다며,좋겠다" and "눈 왔다면,좋겠다"?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Luke; you've done a good job of concisely explaining conditional statements - very useful for my learning!
ReplyDeleteI've been having a difficult time understanding ~면. Thanks to you, it's considerably clearer now! Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteSo what is "even if/though" ?
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot!!!
Please refer to 'Conjunctions - But' and 'But [는데/은데]' for more information.
ReplyDeletedoes 줄께 means 'to you'?
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